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Blind Long Island man hopes new experiment will restore his vision Scientists are using a revolutionary gene-editing technique called Crisper to try to restore vision. NEW YORK - "I process the world with my ears and see with my heart and observe it with my soul what most people can see with their eyes," Michael Kalberer tells FOX 5 News.   Kalberer was born with Cerebral Palsy and a rare vision loss disorder called Leber's Congenital Amaurosis. At 12 years old, he was diagnosed as legally blind. Now, at 43, there is a possible light at the end of this dark tunnel.   "I just realized how tr...

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Josh Andersen/Oregon Health & Science University hide caption toggle caption Josh Andersen/Oregon Health & Science University Carlene Knight, 54, is one of the first patients in a landmark study designed to try to restore vision in those who have a rare genetic disease that causes blindness. Josh Andersen/Oregon Health & Science University Carlene Knight would love to do things that most people take for granted, such as read books, drive a car, ride a bike, gaze at animals in a zoo and watch movies. She also longs to see expressions on people's faces...

Listen • 5:27 Carlene Knight, 54, is one of the first patients in a landmark study designed to try to restore vision in those who have a rare genetic disease that causes blindness. Carlene Knight would love to do things that most people take for granted, such as read books, drive a car, ride a bike, gaze at animals in a zoo and watch movies. She also longs to see expressions on people's faces. "To be able to see my granddaughter especially — my granddaughter's face," said Knight, 54, who lives outside Portland, Ore. "It would be huge." Michael Kalberer yearns to be abl...

Our second half of results will be revealed next week. PEOPLE K9 Alex — OUPD For another year, K9 Alex reigns supreme in terms of area law enforcement officer popularity. To be fair, most categories in our “People” section that find an animal as a nominee also find an animal as the top finalist. In K9 Alex’s case, it’s really hard to compete with those soulful, brown eyes. Also garnering honors were Jimmy Childs, of the Athens County Sheriff’s Office, and Athens County Sheriff Rodney Smith. Local business owner/entrepreneur Emily Christine — Tavolino T...